BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
911 SBD Ltd v Bury Van Hire Ltd & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 26 (23 January 2024)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Okafor [2024] EWCA Civ 23 (23 January 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Casserly, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 25 (23 January 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
XY v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 81 (Admin) (23 January 2024)
Karimi, R (On the Application Of) v Sheffield City Council [2024] EWHC 93 (Admin) (23 January 2024)
Mihaila v Judecatoria Piatra Neamt (Romania) [2024] EWHC 43 (Admin) (23 January 2024)
Southwood v Buckinghamshire Council [2024] EWHC 71 (Admin) (22 January 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Messenex Property Investments Ltd v Lanark Square Ltd [2024] EWHC 89 (Ch) (23 January 2024)
Newell Trustees Ltd v Newell Rubbermaid UK Services Ltd & Anor [2024] EWHC 48 (Ch) (23 January 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Ruzge & Anor v Asghar (Re Costs) [2024] EWHC 78 (KB) (23 January 2024)
911 SBD Ltd v Bury Van Hire Ltd & Anor [2024] EWHC 96 (KB) (23 January 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
What is rule 39? UK government tells civil servants to ignore European court of human rights on Rwanda deportations – EIN Blog
‘The UK government is once again navigating legal and political hurdles over its plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. The latest debate is over the emergency bill that legally declares Rwanda a safe place to send refugees (despite the supreme court ruling the opposite).’
EIN Blog, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Four jailed after murder of rappers during revenge gang raid were 45 shots where fired – The Independent
‘Four men have been jailed for at least 38 years for murdering two rappers who were stabbed and shot in a “horrific” gang-related revenge attack.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Majority verdicts in England and Wales brought in ‘partly for racial and class reasons’ – The Guardian
‘The introduction of majority verdicts in criminal trials in England and Wales was partly motivated by a desire to dilute the influence of minority ethnic people and the labouring classes serving on juries, according to research.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Di Marco & Anor, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 19 (16 January 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Geddes v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 66 (Admin) (22 January 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
R N Restaurant (Stockport) Ltd, Re [2024] EWHC 69 (Ch) (22 January 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
TRC v NS [2024] EWHC 80 (Fam) (22 January 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2024/61 – The Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/59 – The Police and Firefighters’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/58 – The Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/55 – The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2024
SI 2024/54 – The Registrar (Annotation, Removal and Disclosure Restrictions) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/53 – The Register of Overseas Entities (Annotation and Removal) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/63 – The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2024
SI 2024/62 – The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024
SI 2024/48 – The Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Irreplaceable Habitat) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/47 – The Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Exemptions) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/45 – The Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations 2024
SI 2024/46 – The Biodiversity Gain Site Register (Financial Penalties and Fees) Regulations 2024
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Lord Briggs, Liability for Mental Injury – Supreme Court
‘Lord Briggs, Liability for Mental Injury, Chichester University Lecture.’
Supreme Court, 19th January 2024
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
The top five employment cases that will shape 2024 – Local Government Lawyer
‘Rebecca Denvers identifies the cases which will have a big impact on employment law and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Capacity in context – a paradigm case – Local Government Lawyer
‘Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) analyses a recent ruling where the judge’s observations about capacity, and in particular how to approach questions of capacity under constraint, are of broader application.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Accommodating asylum seekers: some recent planning law cases – Local Government Lawyer
‘The scale of the current crisis as to where and how to provide accommodation for asylum seekers can be viewed through a succession of High Court planning law cases over the last year or so. Simon Ricketts gathers the cases in one place.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal to rule on first post-PACCAR funding agreement – Legal Futures
‘The Court of Appeal is set to rule on whether a litigation funding agreement (LFA) that was amended to take account of the Supreme Court ruling in PACCAR is valid.’
Legal Futures, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Clampdown on child abuse as a gap in the law closed – Ministry of Justice
‘Children will be better protected from sexual abuse following change to the law making it easier to prosecute criminals who have had sex in front of children for gratification.’
Ministry of Justice, 18th January 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
Patent ‘secret commissions’ group claim set for trial – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Allegations that intellectual property law firms earn millions of pounds a year in commissions secretly paid by patent renewal businesses are to be tested in a group claim following a Court of Appeal decision.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Wasted costs against representative acting according to client’s instructions refused – Law Society’s Gazette
‘An employment judge has refused an application for wasted costs against a lay representative after finding he only “did his client’s bidding.”’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
More than 1,000 child refugees at risk after being classified as adults – report – The Guardian
‘Hundreds of child refugees have encountered abuse and exploitation and some have been placed in adult jails, after their ages were wrongly assessed by the Home Office, according to a new report.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man jailed after ‘high risk’ Salisbury police chase – BBC News
‘A driver who led police on a “high risk” chase, running red lights and taking a roundabout the wrong way, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Christopher Kapessa: Boy died after dangerous prank at river, inquest rules – BBC News
‘A 13-year-old boy died after being deliberately pushed into a river in a “dangerous prank”, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
